Adèle Caby-Livannah was born in the Congo in 1957. She grew up in
Mpoumako, a small village near Brazzaville. Upon her arrival in France, she completed a Diploma in
Commerce and Administration in Paris (Ecole Supérieure d'Administration
du Commerce et de l'Industrie - ESACI). In 1983, she settled in the city of
Nantes (France) where she has been working as a school librarian ever since. She is well known for her children's books.